Stated preferences, real behaviour and anchoring: Some empirical evidence

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 235-248

  O'Conor, Richard M ^a   Johannesson, Magnus ^a   Johansson, Per Olov ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; Dichotomous choice; Hypothetical questions; Real behaviour

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0033009792     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008271219089     Document Type: Article

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